The Sustainable EEEMERGING (S-EEE) programme will support 10 promising Early Music ensembles for the years 2026 and 2027, considering them as key partners to ensure a diverse and high-quality artistic scene across Europe.
The S-EEE programme will contribute to strengthening the ensembles and their artistic projects, while providing them entrepreneurial and sustainability skills to develop a career in the international market with sustainability in mind. S-EEE understands sustainability in all its plural dimensions – social, economical, cultural as well as ecological.
During the two years, the following will be carried out:
- Online collective learning sessions on entrepreneurship and sustainability issues (around fifteen sessions).
- A minimum of three Learning residencies (six days each), including specific training, tutoring on practical issues by the host team, and possibly outreach activities or paid concerts as practical applications. Expenses related to residencies will be covered.
- A grant to support the development of professional promotional tools.
- Mentorship from a representative of a partner organisation to address the ensemble’s professional goals.
- Integration into the EEE community
Eligibility
- The application must be submitted by already existing ensembles with at least one public concert, and with the first concert given after the 1 January 2021. An ensemble is understood as composed of 2 to 9 musicians who play together on a regular basis.
- Members of the ensemble must have an average age of 32 or less (maximum individual age is 36 years old)
- The ensemble must be based in a EU member state, a Creative Europe country or another included country.
- Ensembles that have already been supported by the EEEMERGING or EEEMERGING+ programme are not eligible.
